Zoroaster — "Lovingly, O Ahura, I pray to You who are the most excellent, and in harmony with…"
Lovingly, O Ahura, I pray to You who are the most excellent, and in harmony with utmost Righteousness.
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About Zoroaster (c. 1500-1000 BCE (debated))
Iranian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism, the first major religion of cosmic dualism between good (Ahura Mazda) and evil (Angra Mainyu). Closely associated with The Buddha (near-contemporary Eastern moral-cosmological revolutionary). For an intellectual contrast, see Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher of 'beyond good and evil' — Nietzsche appropriated Zarathustra's name for Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883) precisely to invert the original's moral cosmology — the historical Zoroaster founded the good-versus-evil framework Nietzsche's character announces the end of.
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Understanding this quote
What it means
This is a heartfelt prayer addressed to Ahura Mazda, the supreme god, expressing devotion through love rather than fear. The speaker approaches the divine with affection and aligns themselves with Asha, the principle of truth, order, and righteousness. In modern terms, it's saying: I come to the highest power with love, and I want my life to be in tune with what is morally right and true.
Relevance to Zoroaster
Zoroaster founded a religion centered on Ahura Mazda as the one supreme uncreated god and on Asha (Righteousness) as the cosmic moral order. As a priest-prophet who composed the Gathas, his hymns repeatedly fuse personal devotion with ethical alignment. This line mirrors his signature theology: worship is not ritual bargaining but loving partnership with a good god, and human life should actively embody truth over the lie (Druj).
The era
Zoroaster lived in ancient Iran, likely between 1500 and 1000 BCE, amid pastoral Indo-Iranian tribes practicing polytheistic, sacrifice-heavy nature worship often tied to warrior raids. His reform rejected that pantheon, elevating Ahura Mazda and moral choice over blood ritual. Proclaiming a loving, righteousness-based relationship with one supreme god was radical in a society where gods were appeased, not loved, and ethics were tribal rather than universal.
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